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Cyphur, she's got an option that I don't have. I look silly carrying a purse. I honestly don't know if I'd carry the 229 IWB. It seems a little big even for me. A good OWB and good cover garment would probably be alright. But its great in the purse she has, and I think it's an awesome car gun, especially if she finds the right vehicle set up.

The 229 is for travelling mostly. But also to live in the loaded in the safe in case it is needed. She's got several carry options. For belt carry or IWB she likes the 232 and the Taurus 85. She's also got a nice purse with a gun pocket. The 229 is perfect size for the gun pocket when she wants extra firepower. It obviously adds weight to the purse, but she carried it around the house all day yesterday to see how it felt. She likes it, and says she can handle the extra weight. She wants a good way to secure it in her vehicle while travelling also. Any suggestions? Something easy to reach. I saw a link to a holster that goes on the front of the seat, but I can't remember where it was on here!

Will

Well, let me clarify. A large family venture was sold, and there was a specified amount of play money just for the occasion. Since my wife is not a gun person, she has her allotted amount of play money to use as she sees fit. Trust me, it's not an every day occurance!

I did it, and BOY did I do it big!!!

I took my mom to the gun store looking for a bigger gun for her. She's got a Taurus model 85, and a Sig P232 for her carry guns that she alternates. She's been wanting something a little bigger, but still manageable for her. She tried my brothers G22 and liked the .40, admittedly a little snappy, but she could handle it. She does not like the Glock though. We tried I don't know how many guns, she probably held 20 guns today, and we found a beauty and a spectacular deal as well. She fell in love with a P229 in .357 Sig, like new in the box with 2 12 round mags out the door for $650. The previous owner bought it less than a year ago, had Trijicon's put on 2 months ago, and bought the Sig factory .40 barrel for it which was included. Less than 1000 rounds have been put through both barrels!

But that's not all. While looking around and playing like one must do in a good gun store, I found a Kimber Warrior and a Kimber Raptor II. Now, some of you may remember how I've had this 1911 bug lately, well, I got some cold medicine with the Kimber logo on the side! I got the Raptor II for myself, and my brother's been looking for a Desert Warrior, but decided he liked the black Warrior better, so it went home with him. We got a great deal on all 3 buying them at the same time. It was a quality family afternoon. The only thing that would have made it better was my wife deciding she needed a gun too. I'll have to post some pics of my new child when I get a chance. You 1911 guys won me over, and it's a happy place to be!

As a side note, the gun store in question has a really good selection of 1911's in stock from some top manufacturers, is willing to work with you, and very knowledgable. I don't really want to shamelessly plug them on here, but a good gun store has been hard to find in my area lately, so I'll share my good fortune. If anyone's interested and in my area, PM me and I'll tell you where to go.

Take care and happy shooting,
Will